Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

And yet in virtually all writings about problems with “execution” the argument starts by positing that the problem with strategy is that it doesn’t get executed. But most people, including the authors of the article and book above, would agree that “doing” clearly includes some “choosing.”

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Sull Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

Book titles in this genre include Weapons of Math Destruction , Automating Inequality , and The Black Box Society. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. But there is a pattern among these critics, which is that they rarely ask how well the systems they analyze would operate without algorithms.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing Policies Finance Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Details of the competition and of customer segments determine whether the positives outweigh the negatives, and years can pass before customer-centricity bears fruit. He also emphasized in a 1999 book that “the wrong structure can doom all other market-driven initiatives in the organization to failure.”

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Company Henderson Health Care 8

Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 1, 2016

That was in 2002. It’s also what got me hooked on the main protagonist of Robert Ludlum’s books. Security breaches happen : Nicky Parsons, played by Julia Stiles, was a former CIA operative who knew her way around computers. She found out that her position was challenging and difficult. Yet it happened.

Leadership 120

Leadership Cost Planning Rogers 120

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Such loans have advantages for the lender: they accelerate player development and/or reduce costs by removing the salary of the loaned player from the lending club’s books. He spent two years as the CFO of power and automation company ABB, from 2002 to 2004, before returning to Shell as CFO.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. K-Mart closed 617 of its under-performing department stores and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2002. Change is 90% positive. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. This book states the case for more of a macro-focused approach to management. Operational Statistics. people steal $20,000 from coin-operated machines. Formerly sainted icons went down in disgrace.

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2018

Despite being able to charge hundreds of dollars for a meal and being fully booked months in advance, top restaurants often still have a hard time turning a profit. Unlike test kitchens of large chains or FMCG products, the team would work in R&D during the winter and then resume restaurant operations during the summer.

Innovation 8

Innovation Project Creativity Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2018

After breaking even in 2002, net profits continued to rise, to 3.8 Capitec gets many things right in terms of its strategy, including its market positioning, internal operations, and organizational culture. It has now become the largest bank in the country. Importantly, profits kept pace. Resisting revenue temptations.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Bottom-up Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In 2003, then-HBR-editor Nick Carr wrote an article (and later a book) titled “IT Doesn’t Matter.” Walmart is the country’s largest employer and largest company by revenue and it reached that position through an operating model made possible by proprietary logistics software. IT Does Matter.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8